A New York state judge has the future of Donald Trump’s business empire in his hands. After a contentious 11-week trial, Judge Arthur Engoron is poised to rule how much money Trump and his co-defendants owe for fraud as well as whether the former president can still do business in the state. He has already […]
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Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83 million
A federal jury ordered former President Trump to pay $83.3 million for defaming E. Jean Carroll when Trump in 2019 denied the longtime advice columnist’s accusation that he sexually assaulted her decades earlier. It marks the second time Carroll has won damages from Trump at trial, with the new total adding to a $5 million […]
Biden trying to get under ‘Loser’ Trump’s skin
Three words from Joe Biden’s somber speech about Donald Trump had one man in the back of Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church the most excited: “He’s a loser.” The man, cracking up, poked the woman next to him with a “Can you believe it?” expression on his face. He made the old grade-school “L” with […]
Trump’s defamation case could bankrupt him
Donald Trump’s defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll could drive him to bankruptcy, attorneys have sad , particularly when combined with potential damages from his civil fraud trial. A second defamation trial brought against the former president and GOP frontrunner by Carroll started last week. In May 2023, the journalist was awarded $5 million […]
Will Trump’s legal woes keep him out of the WH
Former President Donald Trump is likely far from a full reprieve in his never-ending legal saga, but he could soon see victories in the courtroom, including in his fight to remain on state primary ballots. Trump, who has all but assumed the mantle as the Republican nominee to take on President Joe Biden in the […]
Economy & Border fuel Trump’s momentum
Miranda Blair didn’t vote for Donald Trump in 2016 because he scared her. This week, she was wearing a bright red “Make America Great Again” hat as she waited in sub-freezing temperatures to hear him speak in Manchester, New Hampshire, as he rallied Republican voters to choose him as their nominee.A lot happened in between […]
DeSantis suddenly drops out; endorses Trump
Gov. Ron DeSantis R-FL) was supposed to be the best chance Republicans had of taking out former President Donald Trump. Instead he ended up dropping out and endorsing Trump before the second Republican nominating contest. In some ways, it was a rapid fall from grace. In others, it was a slow decline that took place […]
Landslide for Trump in Iowa caucus
Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. Losing one-term presidents almost never mount subsequent successful primary campaigns, much less pull off landslides that demonstrate utter dominance of their party. Trump transformed the GOP in his populist, nationalist, nihilistic image […]
Will Trump seal the deal in ice-cold Iowa?
Voting is set to begin Monday night in icy Iowa as former President Donald Trump eyes a victory that would send a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold nor life-changing legal trouble can slow his march toward the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination. The Iowa caucuses, which are the opening contest in the months-long Republican presidential […]
Biden insults Trump in speeches ‘He’s a Loser’
When former President Donald Trump has a beef with someone, it’s almost inevitable he will call that person a “loser” or a “stone cold loser.” Now, President Biden is turning one of his predecessor’s favorite insults against him, using his first two campaign speeches of the year to pointedly label Trump a loser. “Losers are […]
Trump’s civil trial judge faces bomb threat
Police on Long Island responded Thursday morning to a bomb threat at the home of Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told NBC News. The threat came hours before closing arguments in the trial were scheduled to begin, with […]
Trump to win more black votes than any Republican in history
Donald Trump may win more Black votes than any other Republican presidential candidate in history in the upcoming presidential election. According to national and swing state polls reviewed by Bloomberg, the former president and GOP front runner has between 14 percent and 30 percent of the Black vote share as the country heads into an […]